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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW8, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1907. mmm FIRST PRACTICE FOR THE ATLANTA TEAM TODAY | j SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H> WHITING | * By PERCY H. WHITING. The dope sheet* compiled by Old Man Almanac do not picK' gprinK «* a winner on any race carded for thi* week; but they’re wronp. She’s a winner right now. It’s in the air and so is base ball. Especially baseball! This is one of the big days of the baseball calendar—not sec ond in importance to opening day. For Atlanta’s first prac tice was done this morning. \ From now to the far-end of next September. the fans will have something to do—if it is no more exciting thifu seeing Lit tle Rock trimmed or reading the baseball extras. The Crackers have hit busy times with a rush. They must get ready for a go with the Highbinder* on Friday and it will take tall practice to put them in trim. However, Killy Smith will send them through their pace, pretty fast ami they can be count ed on to put up a pretty good front, right from the sturt.• Of course heating the Highlanders is no easy job for any man’s team and the local gung will be a week to the bail on practice. But look out for them! TEN CRACKERS REPORT; FIRST PRACTICE TODAY Sid Smith, Morning, Schopp Boss Batter, Registered Monday and Zeller, Sweeny, Becker, and Paskert Reported Sunday. TABULATED DOPE ON CRACKER CLAN Speaking of the Highlanders, we want to pass it to them on one proposition. They are not “chesty." They have a right to be "inflated” on the strength of past performances and future possibilities. Hut they’re not. Or, anyway, they don’t show it, which quite amounts to the ■ante thing. To anyone who is familiar with the other aggregation which is entitled to wear “N. Y.” on their shirt fronts, and which boasts of a guy who ohjecta to being called “Muggsy" as man ager, the difference is very noticeable and notable.. Atlanta has been spared that, but .Memphis and Kinningham have not and a burg on the Pacific roast is getting it right now. Among the other Nure-enough signs of spring is the great ac tivity among amateur buseball players. Teams are being formed fast these days and good tenins And good leagues waiting for them. The question of who is to blame for the formation of all these leagues aud for the unusual amount of attention being paid to amateur baseball by Atlanta papers thisycar isn’t worth arguing. That question is for amateurs to decide. We can’t recall, however, that the amateurs were getting much attention until The Ororgiuu entered the field, nor that any body offered any pennants for amuteurs in recent years until The Georgian led the way. All of which is in the nnturc of a preface to lend up to the statement thHt there are still a few vacancies in The Georgian's City, Commercial and Junior leagues and that desirable teams are wanted to till these gaps. Managers who want to get in .these leagues will have to hurry. PUZZLE PICTURE—WHO IS IT? l.... REPORTED MONDAY. H. Nmlth, catcher. REPORTED 8UNDAY. Zelter, pitcher. Hweeney. catcher. Keeker, third baseman. Schopp. pitcher. |\i*kort. outfielder. Reporting day ha* come and gone. Ten of the Atlanta player* have re ported to Manager Smith. Seven other* arc title any old tltiie now. Anti the three, college coache* will he on hand April I. The flr*t practice wa* pulled off Monday morning. With nine player* on the field the Crocker* put up a pretty good front, nnd the bunch cavorted around the old Piedmont diamond with the grace of a hand of gaxelle* ami the enthu*la*in of a newly relea*ed calf. Every man seemed to feel hi* winter oat*, and It’ wa* all Manager Smith could do to keep hi* charge* from cut- tiug loo*c nnd overdoing the thing. The Mecnnd practice I* elated for Monthly afternoon, and regular work will begin In enrne*t Tuesday morn- ink The office hour* of the Cracker* will be 9: IS to 10:45 a. nt. and 1:45 to 3:15 p. m. Just a* *oon a* the Atlanta player* quit the Held the Highlander* will take their place, so there will lie a tegular coirtlmiouM performance every day for all fan*. All the player* who have *hown up thu* far are looking fit a* can he with the exception of Dyer, who wa* III when REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. Manager Smith. Dyer, third ba*e. Harley, pitcher. Wallace, <»uthelder. DUE APRIL 1. Fox. llrst baseman. Jordan, second baseman. Winter*, outfielder. he landed. However, he I* coming around all right ami Killy Smith hope* A NEW INFIELDER. NEAL BALL. H«r« is tha man who it rtgardtd at reasonably certain to auccaad Whitay Moraa at ahortatop. DUE AT ONCE. O'Leary, catcher. ‘ astro, shortstop, liofftnati, third ba*e. Sparks, pitcher. Spade, pitcher, f’hllde, pitcher. Ford, pitcher. that It will nt*: take more than a day or two of Atlanta weather to put him In perfect trim. Zeller and Sid Smith are looking very fit. Hid I* a* chunky a* ever, hut look* ready to go into a game and clout the old ball at a .300 dip, the way he did all |a*t hummer. Zeller look* better than la*t year, even; and Manager Smith grow* more and more confident every minute that “The Rube" I* going to lead the league thl* year. Sweeny. Becker. Schopp nnd Pas- kert all look promising, and are In good condition. Killy Smith will put III* team togeth er with a rush. because there mu*t be something doing Friday. In the first game against the Highlander*. it will take some scheming on the part of Manager Smith to till the gaps made by the absence of Fox. Jordan and Winter*, but It I* perhaps fortu nate that these star* are away, a* It will give Killy a chance to try out some of hi* other men. DOINGS OF THE YANKS] h **h*J By BOZEMAN iBULOER. of Tho Now York Evening World. NA8HVILLE (GA.) WINS. S|hm |.iI to The tieorghiii. Nashville, CJa., March II.—A game of baseball wa* played here Saturday afternoon between the Nashville and High School third nine*. The score was 8 to 7 In favor of Nashville. Jlni Hull'* pitching wa* good. TO SAVE THE FAMILY BANK ACCOUNT PHIL O'NEILL’S WIFE JUMPS THE GAME WHAT'8 THE ANSWER? Thouoh you might novor guest it, thie it a lifelike imitation of our old friend, Robart Wallace, candidate for an outfiald job with Smith's team By J. S. A. MACDONALD. New ihlcnim. Mnrrli tl line of tin* com reliefs to the Inml money grind «f the b" Hug ring during Hie current wee; was tl seunitleunl ruluillintloil of ItnokUi’iker H O'Neir* winter Clltlipidgli Dll lust Tuesd* O'Neil In It well known cllitrneler l.i the pi feiudouiil turf world. When he 1* n ulmi no mote Mwect smiled or wittier Itlherul: sails the sen of life Hut when lurk d< not break well for him lie* feril er im from him the beliei f.o on-^ „ u i self O'Neil was * lien In ttm -Meld" * tn losu nlmut New York last summer. II* start In eit n shoestring nnd mu It Into the pi verldnl tlinnet\ tpiiftlug a wlnn oil the summer seiitoil nheitt New Ao-k. hied himself II lid bo .kin; Clew to ' hU el for the winter racing Winning a little a losing II little, O’Neil found hllils** f id* ' S5.S1W to the g.NHl on the opening days the Msrdl liras earnhnl Then ••time Waterloo, lno after dn\ Im lost u til $r »t>t was • hinged to the loning nldf of bin rdger itrcoiint. Now couie* the Ingenlou* liend «*f Hie "I'lill. lin k Is against you nnd there I* no iso bucking tt." declared Mrs. O'Neil one enlng utter a particularly bad day. ns ilm to as Kiev s; ('Innlea II.i at In tin* el nla We'H sib k aud get out or go broke," letoCed o Nell, other words followed, nnd Mr*. O'Neil retired from the Held of wordy war fare thinking hard. EXIT THE HEROINE. The S.-Oim shifts IIlid the ell tnlti rises on the next art. At i • o'clock next morning Mm O’Neil. nlwa>s the l.niik-r. Is In fr uit of the banking Inui-e wherein the O'NHI funds are kept. Iieuin udlux Ik ,redtt tinlame of their some ts.lV-'. Mrs O'Neil I departed. Mindful Clark Griffith and tt*r Highland lad dies at time* have been given credit for being brave, ferocious and Intrepid; but the whole gang tucked their tall* and ran for cover last night at the mere *lght of a drled-up, llfelea* hu* man finger. A broad yellow ntreak spread over the club ond Griff'* usually ruddy, complexion took on a deathly shade, resembling Rocquefort cheese. The melting of the backbone* came about through the effort* of “White wash" Wilkin*, the Teddy bear-*haped old negro who carries bat* for the club, to be the permanent in ascot o? the Highlander*. When the Now York club hail packed up after Saturday'* practice “White- wa*h" eld led up to Griff and Informed the chieftain that If he would "Jen* let him trav'l wld dein Yankee* fur tie sum'r" he would give |h* club a luck piece and a hoodoo that couldn't lose. Bright and early Sunday morning "Whitewash" wa* around at the hotel nnd the player* had Ju*t assembled to get their mall. Griffith wa* In the center discoursing on the great condi tion of hi* club when the old negro wabbled In with hi* Teddy bear move ment. "Here 'tl*. bo**.: I to!' you I'd be here." and he laughed with a loud and confident guffaw. Mascot Got* Wrong. Griffith remembered about the mas cot, and the whole crowd gathered around to see what “Whitewash” had for a luck piece. By degree* the old negro unwrapped a peculiar fun* hu . die of buckskin, and then to the of Al Orth, onmth and other, h( . ,, hlbltcd the dried and stiffened reinnil of n human linger, nail and all "(Ireat Jumpin' Handbill,!" ' Cnatleton. the Mormon, an he jumneS out of the way to hide hi, eye, 12 Griffith . was too pate to speak' ' "You ain’t akeered, la you nooentiy asked the old nrgro • He then related In detail the r.-,.., how he came Into po»*e,a|.in uncanny luck piece, which, he say, 2 the essence of (rambler’s luck. 1 A little tax attached to the with,™. Anger bore the letters "G. || p "J? "•Whitewash" explained that the’ mer owner of the digit was « are., gambler and that he nan ehot aM killed In a poker game on a river steamboat many yearn ak.. t,. negroes have a superstition that • gambler’s linger Is the hem „r iLt Tills gambler was killed bemuse £ lieat four aces with a straight iln,J on a Saturday night at 18 .,Vh„ k S that makes It doubly valuable a- ajuck piece. Hence the amputation. Not one of the hall players touch the grim reminder of the bllng tragedy, nnd the old negro had to take his grim memento and .link away. He has no more chanee of buns a mascot now than Klherfeld ban „r Ing next chairman of the peace c ference at The Hagu*. ft was a day of rest for the tfjgh. landers, however, and they had time t get over It. There was n» practlct whatever during the day and the pi,,, ers amused themselves by nursing their sore and uffllcted muscles. MORMON LOOKS GOOD By ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, of Tho Now York Moil. er, and ha* a good u*Hortment of cuftn and a very fast hall. Griffith knots very little about him, never having mi him work, but drafted him on the rrc- otnmendatlon of an umpire In the P and O. League, In whom Griff ha* great confidence. A* CuHtleton 1* the only left-handed pitcher the Yank* will have thin year, It 1* very likely that he will he kept the *quad If he *howa the least *lgn becoming good. The first line-up will be held todir, when the flr*t team will take a crack at a team compo*ed of the extra pitch, er* and catchers. Thl* will not counted In the champlonnhlp series tween the regular* and the scrub*, will merely be looked on a* a prelimi nary canter. In which hit*. *en*atl< play* and error* will not count. Aside from the Lamming experience of the preserved finger, there wa* nothing unusual to worry the player* during the day. There wa* no practice and the hoy* lonfed about Jhe hotel all day. Roy t'antleton. the left-aided pitcher from Youngstown, arrived on Saturday and worked out in the afternoon. Can- t let on came from Salt Lake City, the Mormon town being hi* home. He I* a youngster of about twenty summer*, and Is not married, but thl* ha* not prevented the player* from nicknaming him "The Mormon." CaMleton made a good showing In Youngstown last season, winning 112 games and losing 12. He Is said to have wonderful control for a left-hand - left to III* credit Just 'Vlili the money Mrs. 11*Nell betook herself to the railway station, nnd In n brief inouivut she and the family treasury fluid* were swiftly "iieut Ing" back to New York. Atsmt the uoou hour O'Neil wu« nt tin bunk ns tisintl for another draw uii tin O'Neil joint IIre,Mint Thtn enuie the mnl J news of file neeount Invlnx U*eti closed out nnd the going nwnv of Mrs. O'Neil. Tlmt afternoon o Nell enuie to the trnckshlc without n bunk roll, lie t.ld Ids clerks the true story nnd they smiled In ii snuirky wn.v The other iMsikmnker* laughed. o'Nell *ald. "I mu not going to ttook this nftemoon." Then the uaturnl ipientlon wa*. "Why)” ’lleniuse uiv wife w. E" Inst reports i'N'oII n thought of getting hushnud might M"«re spi< enure. l|lkl ., N ew lork. it. totuttug 1 mwl the remunut* «if » sU.itte I the s due nuailed Idm. tilled Id* mind to ■ wiimii her ( of ei. rvthlng eNe. 11* it be h. noiiey. she i way ere thl* reuehc* the re.ule a fading rnlhvn FAT SALARY FOR TURNER Cleveland. Dhb», March II It was learned today tlmt Terry Turner, the shortstop of the Cleveland Baseball team, received an offer front President Kllfoyie. of a three years* contract at fio.mut for that period. Cocnplia with sB requirement, cl the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Waihingtaa. RIP SCHEDULE ALL TO BITS M We dined in *ome of the finest hotels and restaurants, but did not find any coffee to excel ^quality Aibucklcs ARIOSA." That is what one lady writes and inSBoos of other, prove they believe, by wing more Aibueldes* ARIOSA Coffee than al the other packaged the United States put AMERICAN ASSOCIATION DOES NOT ACCEPT PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT. Chicago, March 11.— At a meeting of the dtret tot* of the American Rase- balk Association yesterday the schedule recommended recently by the commit tee was torn to piece* and a new set of dates given out. The league season will open on April 17. with the western team* In the east. The season close* September 16. Milwaukee open* in Columbus. .Min neapolis In Indianapolis. St I'.tul In Toledo and Kansas City In Louisville The Viet if IniII. was adopted as the official sphere f»i Dm»7. la»*t year two halls were used, different teams insist- Irg on »eilain balls when playing on their home grounds. “THi* Date in History.** 1907- Jacob lire Kiev signs the parch- Intent In Cincinnati. Manager Bancroft s that Jake Is good for a hundred The (act that Arbucklet* ARIOSA Coffee coSsJbs and has suited the health and taste of Dost American people (or over 37 years, ought to induce every body to at least sample it. The cities hide many country gidt and boys who Kaetly ugh for a cup of good coffee hke ’’ mother" made. " Mother" probably wed the old original " Aiboclde,”* the fint routed packaged coffee. • See that you get the sealed package, one pound full weight, bearing the name ARBUCKLES* ARIOSA COFFEE and the signature of Arbuckle Brothers, which entitles you to presents. That i, the genuine article, no matter where you buy it or what price you pay for it. Same old Coffee, time old firm. If your grocer won't supply, write to ARBUCKLE BROS., •-. new york ary. It Is said that » S-»x" signed their and nmt they .u» much nume> the ■•ver.il of the "Whttr contract* tn Mexico, unable to read hotv lontracis call far. RACING RESULTS. HOT SPRINGS. Hot Springs, March 11—The results of today's race* are as follow*: FIRST RACK—ondn. 3 to 1. won; Watugn. 3 to 5, second; Lecta Kath ryn. 3 to 5. third. SF.t'OND UA«'F.--Peter Knight. 5 to 2. won; Birmingham, even, second; Captain Neroth. 5 to 2. third. THIRD RACK—Alson... 4 to 5. won; Potter. t> to 5. second, Simon Kent, out. third FOURTH RACK—Pretension. 11 to 2. won. Autumn Flower, even, second. Flap, 4 to 5, third. NEW ORLEANS. New <hleans. March 11 —The fol lowing are the results of today's race*. FIRST RACK—Prince Hi mu*. S to 1. won. Consideration. 5 to •*. *econd; llusted. 6 to 5. third Time 1 14 2-5. HKCuND RACK—Kara. 2 to 1, won; Saror Resarlus. 3 to 1. second; Hare- foot. 3 to I. third. Time 2:56. THIRD RACK- Mollle Montrose. 2 to 5, won. Dew of Dawn. 3 to 5, sec ond; Brawney Lad. 4 to I. third. Time 41 3-5. TofHTIC RAi'K—Juilgv Pont. >> to t<», won; Emergency, out. second; Be*, telling. «»ut. thlnl Time. 1:39 4*5. FIFTH RACK—Frontenae. 9 to 5. won; Southern Cross, out, second; Pen tagon, 4 to 6. third. Time, 1:00. Tomorrow'* Entri** ok Now Orloons. New Orleans. la».. March 12—The City Park entries for Tuesday are a* follows: Finrt’rkOe. 3-12 furlong*. Lula B . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I “GOT TO GO SOME," SAYS BOB, “TO BEAT M^OUJ THIS YEAR" Ha>* ltoh Wallace: "Those outfielder* have got to go some to beat me this year.” "I’m going to hit that ball" ' Ie»ok* like every man who has reported yet Is an outfielder." "I've counted nine here. I don’t know whalf Billy Smith want*.with so many outfielders." "I'm going to hold a Job sure. The man who beat* me ha* got to hit that bulL" Thtee cheers for Bob, and long .nay he wave. GRIFF PLANS CAMPAIGN By 8ID MERCER, pf Th* New York Globe. Orth, In particular. Is In great shape Hogg had been throwing for about two week* before he reported here, and this morning he unloosened some speed that made u big dent In Kleinow's big mitt There I* no new* of Chase In thie pnrt of the country. He and Griff ar« exchanging telegrams, but not many. The manager say* he ha* gone his limit 1 In the matter of salary. It Is said that the club has offered fChase $3,600 for the season and that he I* holding out for $4.000—not $5,500. Griffith declare* that he Is not trviof to *ecur<* Jake Stahl front the Wash ington club, for the simple reason that he doe* not consider Chose lost to him. He admit* that he talked to Joe fan- Hlllon about Stahl nt the Americas League meeting, but (feclnres he «1I<1 n'lt secure an option on the former Wash Ington manager. Stahl has refused ! Join the Washington team. It Is p’s*! hie that he may be secured by the N>* York club If Chase makes good bll threat* to quit. Jim McGuire I* out with a statement Having been photographed some time* in the course of hi* brief baseball career, Jim never had occasion to com plain until an AtlantA photographer tampered with a negative and produced u flowing beard attached t<» his chla. "That’* the limit," declared ha “Hereafter I bar the picture bo> A good general always plan* campulgn far ahead nnd then put* In hi* best lick* doing one thing nt a time an<l doing It well. The one thing for which Clark Griffith 1* working Just now, nnd which he impressed uponstil* players at a spedul meeting yesterday morning, is the necessity for getting a start that wlj! overcome the schedule disadvantage. For the first six weeks of the cam paign the Yankees will be fighting foreign aolK with the exception of about nine days. The Yankee manager well know* that It Is hard to head off team that get* a good lead at the te ginning of the season. He promise* to return to Washington Heights after th tlrst Western trip fighting for the leal. If not holding It. Everything points to n successful i stall. Few teams that have trained three weeks are In bettor condition than the Yankees are right now. Mike Martin says there Is not a sick athlete nor n sore arm among the bunch. This morning the Yanks went at their prac tice with more energy than ever. Of the pitchers Orth, Keefe. Hogg nnd Clarkson are well advanced In their training. They probably will pitch three Innings a piece In the Hist game. HENLEY LEAVES ON WEDNESDAY Weldon Henley leaves to Join the Brooklyn team In Jacksonville Wed nesday. Henley and the Brooklyn man agement arc no nearer to the desired agreement than they were when Henley whs drafted, hut the Georgia boy will report on time and try to tlx up u deal with the Dodger*. Moliere, Adelaide Royes, Letohntchlc, Allasan. Relapse, Kin bay. Tiirtanoht, Bonnie Hay. Ktntna G.. ail l«LS; Blister. 112: Dona H.. 112; Geneva S„ 112; Futistun Model. 115. Second race, steeple chase, short course; IMttkln, 125; Hen|»ecked. 130; Torchello, 134; Kster Joy, 134: Gould. 135; Henry A. Hchroeder. 136; Wild Range. 137; Light* out, I3S; Creoltn, 140; Alabo. 14b. Third rare, 5 -12 furlongs, selling; Vohome. 102; Montelltnar, 104. Atten tion. 107; Hyperbole, 10*; Bell Mence, 190; H«>Isuv. 109; Plaud. lo»; Rnthgeb. 112; Frank Fieaher, M2; Gold Duke. 116; Higginbotham. 117; Malestrom, 11R; Sadurhunak. 119; Brittany, 119. Fourth race, mile ond an eighth; Tom Dolan, 87: Pink Star. 87: Yan kee Girl. 88; P«diy Prim, 96; Donna, 99. Fifth race, 7 furlong*, handicap; Fantastic. 90; Miss I^eeds, 93; Colum bia Girl. 98; Pasadena. 110; Lancas trian 105; 8t. Bella nr, 105. St. Vulon- tlne. 112. Six race, 6 furlongs; Ducssa. 107; ! French Nun. lo«; clique. 111; ijidy Carol, 112; Akhad. 112. Prince Vlrutus. I 113; Falda. 115; Limerick. 116; Paul ! Clifford. 117; Basil. 117; Bert Osra, 117; Reticent, 120. Sevtnh race, mile nnd one-stxtenth; COBB SPENDS DAY IN CITY Ty Cobb, the Georgia boy who pity* with Detroit thl* year, I* In Atlanta os his way to Join hi* team. I’niplre* In the Connecticut and Trl State League* will use the arm MffM* system thl* season. Illncklocl. 89; Doubt. 89: Warner <?H«- wul, 91; Bitter Ml**. 93. Cora 93; Reside. 98; Lacache. 102. TmWJ 104; Glenclare. 106; Lady Cr.uvf.T* lo7: Delmore, 107; Bell Indian Monte. 111. NAT KAI8ER A CO CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 D.c-tur 8L Klmb,M Hew* Bargain, In Unradaainad Di.n'o"" MUENCHA BEIERSDORFC8 THI PEACHTREE JEWELER* R«o*R Diamond,. Walchaa. Jtwalry. Watch, Clock rnd Jewelry •no- f . M Peachtree 8treet AtlanG. Bell Phona 130 GET YOUR LUMBER FROM E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS \\V deliver promptly and Rimrnntce sntisfnetion. stock of Lumber. Sash. 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